SS Snow content, is this the worst thread ever?

OK, so to combine the two most discussed (but getting boring) subjects on STW, how the hell do you guys climb with the SS in the snow? It's ko in light dusting, but we had a few inches last night and I was either sat down with my knees screaming but maintaining traction, or stood up spinning like a loon and getting nowhere, and you couldnt get a run-up due to the fact that a face-plan rapidly follows a grin in the snow!

Couldnt really get any further back, it put my legs all out of whack and my arms were at a stretch already. I must improve my stroke, hard to get a smooth one when you have to start in snow on a hill though!

No pics, but what fun on today's commute along the canal path! wish every winter monday morning was like that. Arrived at work grinning like a loon, same on the way home. Huge big sideways skids through untouched powder snow.

(Oh, and I think I ride my geared bikes better as a result of riding my ss ones - not sure why)

I was feeling all smug about riding my maintenance-free SS in the snow a few days ago. Until my tensioner froze.

Great fun though, and I find I can maintain grip by keeping a slow cadence and powering up hills with my weight slightly farther back than normal. I also find it far easier to accelerate in snow on this bike, it just takes a single pedal stroke to get you going as opposed to spinning a few times on my geared FS with the risk of slipping.

Wow! one day they'll improve gramaphone technology too, I heard they were working on an electric one. I find having 2 wind up gramaphones for stereophonic sound is a bit heavy for this aged single speeder.